解渴 [－－]

Jyutping gaai2 hot3
Pinyin jiě kě

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to quench
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    利用​液體​滋潤​喉嚨​同口​，​消除​乾涸​帶​嚟​嘅​不​適
    to quench one's thirst
    • 水都唔解渴嘅，我要汽水。
      水都唔解渴嘅，我要汽水。
      seoi2 dou1 m4 gaai2 hot3 ge2, ngo5 jiu3 hei3 seoi2.
      Water can't quench my thirst. Give me soft drinks.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to quench one's thirst; to assuage one's thirst
  2. verb, figuratively
    to be satisfying and beneficial; to be useful
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    你有没有什么喝的给我解渴吗？
    你有沒有什麼喝的給我解渴嗎？
    nǐ yǒu méi yǒu shén me hē de gěi wǒ jiě kě ma ？
    • Do you have a drink to help quench my thirst?
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    夏日热辣辣要食西瓜消暑解渴。
    夏日熱辣辣要食西瓜消暑解渴。
    haa6 jat6 jit6 laat6 laat6 jiu3 sik6 sai1 gwaa1 siu1 syu2 gaai2 hot3.
    • On hot summer days one can eat watermelon to cool down.
  2. Cantonese
    水都唔解渴嘅，我要汽水。
    水都唔解渴嘅，我要汽水。
    seoi2 dou1 m4 gaai2 hot3 ge2, ngo5 jiu3 hei3 seoi2.
    • Water can't quench my thirst. Give me soft drinks.